Content Producer (30hrs/wk)

The Content Producer role at Protect Ethical Prosecutors (PEP) is a contract position @ ~30hrs/wk, $50–$65/hr DOE.

About PEP

PEP is a nonprofit working to close the accountability gap for prosecutorial misconduct and advance reforms that restore integrity, public trust, and constitutional compliance in the criminal legal system.

Why This Role Exists

PEP's Director of Marketing & Growth sets the strategy, messaging, and creative direction. This role exists to execute it — reliably, accurately, and at volume. The Content Producer builds, schedules, publishes, and manages PEP's content across all platforms, working from Director-provided direction to maintain a consistent weekly publishing cadence across a variety of formats.

This is a hands-on creator/operator role: write + edit + build + publish + iterate.

How This Role Works With the Director

The Director Provides:

Editorial calendar, messaging briefs, campaign direction, content priorities, deck outlines, and final content approval.

The Content Producer Provides:

All built assets — formatted posts, edited clips, carousels, quote cards, decks, captions, copy drafts — plus weekly publishing cadence, metrics snapshots, and asset library management.

The CP works independently within established direction and flags judgment calls promptly rather than guessing.

What You Will Own

Multi-Platform Social Publishing + Calendar

• Create, publish, and manage posts across Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube Shorts.
• Publish news updates, rapid-response posts, advocacy messaging, short-form video, carousels, quote cards, and graphics.
• Draft and schedule timely posts responding to news, court decisions, or legislation within the Director's framework.
• Format content by platform (aspect ratios, captions, link strategy, light hashtag use).
• Maintain Hootsuite calendar — scheduled posts visible at least 10 business days out.
• Light community management: monitor comments/DMs; triage and escalate per Director guidance.

Copywriting + Content Creation (All Formats)

• Write standalone posts: news commentary, advocacy messaging, educational explainers, FAQs, campaign updates.
• Draft hooks, titles, captions, and post copy aligned with PEP's message house.
• Create copy variants for A/B testing per Director's priorities.
• Use AI writing tools to accelerate drafting while maintaining PEP's voice and accuracy standards.

Video Clip Selection + Editing/Packaging

• Review raw founder recordings and select high-impact moments per Director's direction.
• Produce 30–90 second clips optimized for retention; add captions, basic cleanup, platform formatting.
• Coordinate with external editor for heavier post-production as needed.

Repurposing + Content Distribution

• Turn one recording or earned media moment into a multi-asset package: clips + quote cards + written post + graphic.
• Convert press coverage or case developments into derivative social assets.
• Pull weekly metrics per platform and deliver a snapshot with notes to the Director.

Email + SMS Execution (as program grows)

• Draft and format email campaigns, newsletters, and list-building sequences.
• Support SMS broadcasts and list-building as PEP's owned channel strategy develops.
• Build landing pages or sign-up forms tied to campaigns, petitions, or advocacy actions.

Presentation Decks + Asset Library

• Build presentation decks in Canva from Director-provided outlines for funder, legislative, media, and campaign audiences.
• Maintain PEP's branded Canva templates and asset library in Google Drive with clear naming and version control.

Example Weekly Deliverables

• 1–2 short video clips/week (captioned, export-ready, posted)
• 1–2 written/mixed-format posts/week (news updates, messaging, advocacy commentary)
• 1 carousel or quote-card set every 1–2 weeks
• Hootsuite calendar kept current (10+ business days out)
• Weekly metrics snapshot delivered to Director
• Deck or presentation assets as assigned; email/SMS drafts as directed

Required Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in content production or social media management — advocacy, public affairs, nonprofit, or legal/policy preferred.
• Demonstrated experience publishing and managing multiple social platforms (not just editing).
• Strong short-form video editing + packaging (CapCut, Descript, Premiere, or similar).
• Strong hook, caption, and standalone post copywriting — comfortable writing news-reactive and advocacy-driven content without a video anchor.
• Canva proficiency (templates, quote cards, basic slide/deck layouts).
• Organized, deadline-driven, and able to design efficient workflows (including AI tools) to reliably hit a weekly publishing cadence.
• Responsive communicator; flags issues and judgment calls early.
• Genuine understanding of why accuracy and fairness matter in legal and advocacy content — prosecutorial misconduct is a high-stakes topic where a careless post can do real damage.
• Demonstrated experience using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) to support drafting and repurposing, with strong human editing and judgment.
• Comfortable monitoring comments and escalating issues appropriately.

Strongly Preferred Qualifications

• Experience producing content for advocacy, public affairs, nonprofits, or legal/policy organizations — criminal justice, criminal legal reform, or civil rights a plus.
• Familiarity with email marketing platforms (Constant Contact, EveryAction, Mailchimp) and/or SMS tools.
• Familiarity with accessibility best practices (caption clarity, readability, safe zones).
• Understanding of how organic content feeds paid creative testing.
• Track record of thoughtfully integrating AI tools into advocacy or legal/policy workflows.

How to Apply

Submit your resume (include a portfolio link or examples of your published social content — including both video and written posts) and a cover letter addressing the below questions to recruiting@protectethicalprosecutors.org. Applications will be accepted through May 20, 2026.

1. Hands on social publishing. Over the past 2-3 years, can you describe one role or project where you owned a weekly social calendar drafting copy, building posts and scheduling them? How many posts per week and what platforms? Please share 2-3 links or screenshots.
2. Short-form, news or advocacy-driven copy. This role involves writing standalone posts (hooks, captions, explainers) about legal/advocacy topics without a video anchor. Can you share a few examples of short form copy you wrote yourself (social posts, email intros) where the goal was to respond to the news, policy or cause driven issues?
3. AI Tools in your workflow. We use AI tools to accelerate organization, drafting and repurposing (while relying on human judgement for accuracy and tone). How are you currently using AI tools in your content work? Can you share 1-2 ways you’ve integrated AI into your workflow (prompts you rely on, repurposing long-form content..).
4. Volume and cadence. This role is about consistent, reliable execution at volume. Can you describe a recent period (even outside of social) where you were responsible for shipping content on a weekly cadence over several months? What was that volume and how did you structure your workflow to stay on track?

Finalist candidates will be asked to complete a paid work sample.